I think we can agree if you are reasonable.. You admit that we don’t need or want 500 establishment guys selecting our nominee in place of the voters and this process should change for the next election cycle.. and I will agree that Cruz has played by the rules and that these votes are as legitimate as any Trump has earned..
I don’t necessarily agree. I like that party nominees are chosen by people willing to spend more time during the process, not just people casually popping in and out to cast a vote in 5 minutes. Electing people to represent any organization should be done by people truly committed to that organization. The caucus/convention process seems to be electing people who represent the party platform better this time.
I would want to get rid of any winner-take-all rules, which are the most undemocratic part of the process. The Democrats have the right idea with proportional representation for delegates only. And I like New York’s rule that you have to be registered as a Republican for 8 or so months to vote in the primary. I want absolutely no crossover voting. Electing our nominee should be by committed party members only.
Democracy is for the general election. Our party needs to be run by people with a minimal history in our party, not casual people coming out of nowhere the day of the election to vote.